NASA is concerned about China’s space ambitions. Beijing continues to expand its capabilities in space and disguises its military space program under the guise of a civilian program, the head of the US agency accused on Wednesday. “China has made tremendous progress, especially in the last 10 years, but it’s very, very secretive,” Bill Nelson told the House Spending Committee in Washington.
“We believe that a lot of what they call their civilian space program is actually a military program,” he said. “I would like China, the Chinese space program, to come to their senses and understand that civilian space is for peaceful use. But we have not seen China demonstrate this,” he added.
Race”
According to him, the United States is now involved in a “race” with Beijing. He stressed that the United States must succeed in landing on the moon before the Chinese. He said he was “worried” that China would “come first and suddenly say: This is our territory “The United States plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2026 with the Artemis 3 mission. China also plans to send people there by 2030.
Bill Nelson was heard by US elected officials during their annual budget request for the US space agency. When asked by one about the consequences of a potential loss of US leadership in space to China, he confirmed that this should not happen, while warning: “But we have to be realistic. China is putting a lot of money into this. ” And he added: “I think we really shouldn’t let our guard down. »
Source: Le Parisien
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